George E. Nowack

Background

About George E. Nowack

Specialties: Community Association Law, Community Association Insurance, Fair Housing Law. George Nowack has dedicated his entire legal career to representing community associations. George began representing associations in 1981 at the law firm Hyatt & Rhoads, PC, and, in 1991, George founded the Community Association Practice at Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C, where he practiced for 25 years. George and his partner Julie Howard formed NowackHoward, LLC on October 1, 2016 after working together for 20 years and moved the entire WNCW Community Association Practice to NowackHoward. In addition to George's extensive community association practice, he is a nationally recognized expert on community association insurance issues, especially Director's & Officer’s claims and coverage for theft of community association funds. George has assisted three national insurance companies in drafting their D&O policies and has been appointed panel counsel for multiple insurance companies that specialize in writing for D&O policies. George is also an expert on Fair Housing Law. He has already successfully defended 67 associations in Fair Housing Act claims. In addition, throughout his career, George has been a stalwart in drafting amendments to the Georgia Condominium Act, the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act, and advising the Georgia Real Estate Commission in drafting its Community Association Managers' Licensing law. An active member of the Community Associations Institute since 1982, George was one of the earliest members of Georgia's CAI Chapter, and served as Georgia Chapter President in 1990. George went on to serve two terms on CAI's National Board of Trustees and served as CAI National President from 1994-1995. In 1994, George's peers named him to the charter class of the College of Community Association Lawyers. George was elected to the College’s Board of Governors in 2002. He served two terms as the Dean of the College from 2007-2009.